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definiteness

UK/ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/

definiteness noun: the state or quality of being definite.

Noun

definiteness (usually uncountable, plural definitenesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being definite.
    Antonyms:
    indefiniteness

definiteness meaning in Hindi and Malayalam

definiteness in Hindi

the state or quality of being definite
निश्चितता niścittā

definiteness in Malayalam

definiteness
തിട്ടം tiṭṭaṁ

Antonyms of definiteness

Forms of definiteness

pluraldefinitenesses

Origin of definiteness

From definite + -ness.

Questions about definiteness

What does definiteness mean?
Definiteness means the state or quality of being definite.
What is definiteness in Hindi?
Definiteness in Hindi is निश्चितता (niścittā). See Definiteness meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is definiteness?
Definiteness is a noun.
How do you pronounce definiteness?
Definiteness is pronounced /ˈdɛfɪnɪtnəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of definiteness?
The plural of definiteness is definitenesses.

Words near definiteness in the dictionary

  1. definite maybe
  2. definite maybes
  3. definite verb
  4. definite verbs
  5. definitely
  6. definiteness
  7. definitenesses
  8. definites
  9. definition
  10. definition by pointing
  11. definition list

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Adapted from Wiktionary: definiteness (page history and authors); തിട്ടം (Malayalam) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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